Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Tasks Include:
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as quantum mechanics, particle physics, and optics.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Supervise students' laboratory work.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +11.5%
National: +8.1%
Education
Doctoral Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$86,550.00
State
$84,740.00
Regional
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Description
Career Cluster: | Education & Training |
Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Education
Required Level of Education
- Doctoral Degree = 53.82%
- Master's Degree = 25.03%
- Post-Doctoral Training = 20.74%
- Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level. = 0.41%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 52.01%
- None = 15.42%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 10.32%
- Over 10 years = 8.61%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 6.57%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 3.27%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 1.54%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 1.50%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 0.77%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 48.79%
- Up to and including 1 month = 26.12%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 8.95%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 7.67%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 6.80%
- Over 10 years = 1.21%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 0.47%
On-the-Job Training
- None or short demonstration = 44.59%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 24.51%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 13.10%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 6.98%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 6.49%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 2.65%
- Over 10 years = 1.21%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 0.47%
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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as quantum mechanics, particle physics, and optics.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Supervise students' laboratory work.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
- Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.
- Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
- Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
- Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
- Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
- Maintain and repair laboratory equipment.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
- Act as advisers to student organizations.
- Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
- Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
- Participate in campus and community events.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
95.25 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
87.25 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
84.50 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
80.00 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
72.00 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
59.50 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
57.25 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
81.25 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
78.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
78.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
78.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
75.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
75.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
75.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
75.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
75.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
68.75 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
65.50 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
65.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
65.50 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
56.25 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
53.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
53.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
50.00 | Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
50.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
84.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
72.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
72.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
72.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
72.00 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
72.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
65.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
65.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
59.50 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
56.25 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
53.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
92.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
89.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
86.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
86.25 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
84.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
84.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
83.50 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
81.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
81.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
80.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
77.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
75.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
74.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
71.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
71.00 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
68.75 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
68.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
65.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
63.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
62.50 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
58.25 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
58.00 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
56.75 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
54.25 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
50.75 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
49.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
88.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
86.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
84.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
78.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
78.50 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
77.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
75.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
75.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
75.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
73.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
72.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
70.50 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
70.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
69.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
65.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
60.00 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
77.83 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
77.83 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
77.83 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
72.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
61.17 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
96.80 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
96.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
95.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
91.00 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
89.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
88.20 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
85.00 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
74.40 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
73.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
71.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
70.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
69.20 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
69.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
69.00 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
68.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
67.20 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
67.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
65.20 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
56.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
55.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
51.80 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
51.80 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
50.80 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Job Training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $50,820.00 | $86,550.00 | $125,950.00 |
Virginia | $50,870.00 | $84,740.00 | $110,490.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $55,404.69 | $79,731.09 | $112,067.97 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $65,925.08 | $87,992.88 | $110,768.89 |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $59,921.89 | $89,875.56 | $131,815.90 |
Northern Virginia | $56,146.14 | $82,455.94 | $110,781.35 |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 16,000 | 17,300 | +8.1% |
Virginia | 514 | 573 | +11.5% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
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- Assistant Professor of Physics
- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor of Physics
- Astronomy Professor
- Astronomy Teacher
- Astrophysics Professor
- Astrophysics Teacher
- Atomic Physics Professor
- Atomic Physics Teacher
- Ballistics Professor
- Ballistics Teacher
- College or University Faculty Member
- College Physics Instructor
- College Professor
- Hydrodynamics Professor
- Hydrodynamics Teacher
- Instructor
- Math and Physics Instructor
- Math and Sciences Department Chair
- Math Instructor
- Mathematics Professor
- Medical Physics Professor
- Medical Physics Teacher
- Nuclear Physics Professor
- Nuclear Physics Teacher
- Physical Optics Teacher
- Physical Science Professor
- Physical Sciences Instructor
- Physics Department Chair
- Physics Instructor
- Physics Professor
- Professor
- Professor of Astronomy
- Professor of Physics
- Science Instructor
- Science Professor
- Teacher
- Theoretical Physics Teacher
- Thermodynamics Professor
- Thermodynamics Teacher
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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
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